diff --git a/deepforest/main.py b/deepforest/main.py
index d62cc6ce..ad1a2fba 100644
--- a/deepforest/main.py
+++ b/deepforest/main.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ def create_trainer(self, logger=None, callbacks=[], **kwargs):
             num_sanity_val_steps = 2
         else:
             # Disable validation, don't use trainer defaults
-            print("No validation file provided. Turning off validation loop")
             limit_val_batches = 0
             num_sanity_val_steps = 0
         # Check for model checkpoint object